George j



. J. BENNETT.

Milk Strainer.

Patented July 9,l 1867.

No. 66,552.l

@einen tats atat @High GEORGE J. BENNETT, O'F HOMER, NEW YORK. LettersPatent No. 66,552, dated July 9, 1867.

IMPROVED CREAM-STRAINER.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGE-RN:

Bc it known that I, GEORGE J. BENNETT, of Homer, in the county ofCortland, and State of New York, have invented a new and improvedCream-Strainer; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specication, in which- IFigure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of my improvedcream-strainer.

Figure@ is an inverted horizontal sectional view of the same taken inthe line x xhfig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. I

This invention relates to a cream-strainer, which consists of acylindrical vessel with concave bottom, in which a sieve or strainer issecured in such a manner that it can be easily removed or put on.-

A disk having inclined wings, similar to those of a screw-propeller, issuspended directly above the strainer from a vertical shaft, and forcesthe cream through the meshes of the strainer when the shaft is revolvedby a crank or other suitable device. Below the strainer is secured tothe bot-tom of the vessel an inverted funnel, which protects thestrainerl and directs the How of the cream after thc same has beenforced through the strainer.

A represents a cylindrical vessel7 made of sheet metal or other suitablematerial, which is open at the top, as shown in iig. 1. Its betteln, a,is made concave, that is, its rim is highest, and a circular opening ismade in its centre, and around the samedis secured to the under side ofthe bottom a vertical ange, tl), as is clearly shown in the drawing. Bis a circular dat sieve or strainer, stamped out of sheet metal,'or madeof wire netting or other suitable material. It is secured to acylindrical sheet-metal plate, c, which is provided with L-shaped slots,whereby it can' be secured to and around thecylindrical iiange Z1, onthe outside of which lugs d are provided fo the purpose. The strainerthus forms the central portion of the bottom of the vessel A, and thecream that may be poured into the said vessel-will flow on the inclinedbottom a into the cylinder b and then pass through the strainer Ainto e.proper receptacle. But the cream would not fiow through the strainerwith suihcient rapidity, and it would injure the cream if it were muchstirred forthe purpose of forcing it through the meshes. To avoid boththese diiliculties I have 'arranged a screw, C, which consists of four(more or less) wings, which are set inclined around the lower end of avertical shaft, D, and which screw is suspended directly above thestrainer. ,The shaft D is hung in a plate, E, which can be easilyremoved from or secured to the top ofthe vessel A, and is at its topprovided with a pinion, e. A horizontal shaft, F, which is mounted inuprightsff, that are secured to the plate E, is provided with a bevelgear-wheel, g, at one, and with a crank, h, at the other end. As thewheel ,y meshes into the pinion f, the shaft D is revolved, and with itthe screw c, as soon as the crank h is turned. The screw C when revolvedforces the cream through the strainer. The edges of its wing arebevelled cif, so that the same cut through the cream and do not injurethe same by striking it. To the under side ofthe bottom a, and aroundthe strainer, is secured au inverted hopper, G, which projects beyondthe .strainer and protects the same. It also guides the flow of thecream after the same has been forced through the strainer, and preventsthe same from flowing along'the under side of the vessel A.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The screw C, when arranged as described, in combination with theremovable strainer B, all made and operating substantially as hereinshown and described. Y

2. The hopper G, when arranged asdescribed, in combination with thestrainer B, screw (I, and bottom a ofthe vessel A, all made andoperating substantially as set forth.

3. A cream-strainer, made and operating substantially as herein shownand described.

GEO. J. BENNETT.

Witnesses:

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